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Animal Endocrine system Flashcards

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Where do most hormones in vertebrates come from

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Specialized glands that secrete them into the bloodstream

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Hypothalamus

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  • Integrates nervous and endocrine systems

* Recieves signals from around the body to intiates hormone responses

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What hormones are secreted by the hypothalamus

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  • Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Antidiuretic Hormone
  • Oxytocin
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Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone

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Stimulates the release of Growth Hormone

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Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone

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Stimulates the release of adrenocorticotropic hormone

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Thryrotropin-Releasing Hormone

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Stimulates the release of Thyroid-stimulating hormone

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Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

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Stimulates the release of FSH and LH

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Antidiuretic Hormone

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Promotes reabsorption of water by kidneys, stored in the posterior pituitary

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Oxytocin

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Induces uterine contractions in lab and release of milk from mammary glands, stored in the posterior pituitary

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Pituitary Gland

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Master Gland of the body, located at the base of the brain

  • Directly connected to the hypothalamus via the pituitary stalk
  • Anterior and Posterior
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Anterior Pituitary

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Controlled by stimulating and regulating hormones

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Posterior Pituitary

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Stores hormones made by hypothalamus, releases them when a signal from neurosecretory cells induce them to

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Anterior Pituitary Hormones

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  • Growth Hormone
  • Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
  • Thyroid-stimulating Hormone
  • Follicle-Stimulating Hormone
  • Luteinizing Hormone
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Growth Hormone

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Stimulates Growth Factors

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Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

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Stimulates adrenal glands to secrete glucocorticoids like cortisol and mineralocorticoids

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Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone

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Stimulates thyroid to secrete thyroid hormones

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Prolactin

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Stimulates mammary gland growth and milk production

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Thyroid Gland

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Butterfly-shaped gland in the neck.

Produces hormones involved in growth and metabolism

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Thyroid hormones

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Thyroxine (T4)

Triiodothyronine (T3)

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Thyroxine and Triiodothyronine

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  • Increase basal metabolic rate
  • Affect protein synthesis and other metabolic processes
  • Help regulate long bone growth (synergy with growth hormone)
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Adrenal Gland

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Two glands, one located on one kidney. Consists of two layers, the adrenal cortex(outer layer) and adrenal medulla (inner layer) and each produce their own set of hormones

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Hormones of Adrenal Cortex

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  • Mineralocorticoids (an example would be aldosterone)

* Glucocorticoids (an example would be cortisol)

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Mineralocorticoids

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Increase reabsorption of sodium in kidneys to regulate water balance

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Glucocorticoids

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A long term stress response hormone that increases blood glucose levels by stimulating the synthesis of glucose and gluconeogenesis in liver cells

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Adrenal Medulla Hormones

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine

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Epinephrine and norepinephrine

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  • Increases heart rate, breathing rate, cardiac muscle contractions, blood glucose levels, blood pressure
  • Accelerates the breakdown of glucose in skeletal cells and stored fat in adipose tissue
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Pancreas

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  • Located between the stomach and proximal portion of the small intestine
  • Regulates blood glucose levels via hormones
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Pancreas’s Hormones

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Insulin and Glucagon

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Insulin

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Decreases Blood Glucose levels by increasing uptake of glucose by liver and muscle cells, and conversion into glycogen

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Glucagon

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Increases blood glucose levels by promoting the breakdown of glycogen and releases of glucose from liver and muscle cells

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Gonads

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Produce sex steroid hormones that promote the development of secondary sex characteristics and regulate gonad functions

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Ovaries Hormones

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Estradiol, Estrogen, Progestogen

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Estradiol

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Regulates development and maintenance of ovaries and menstrual cycle

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Proestrogene

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Prepares uterus for pregnancy

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Testes

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Regulate development and maintenance of sperm production

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